Fighting crime: Another one of Oprah’s favorite things

As if you needed any more proof that Oprah Winfrey is among the world’s most powerful   women, she’s also a one-woman crime-fighting machine. Or, at least, the FBI thinks so. It has devoted an entire Web page on its site to the sexual predators Oprah has profiled on her show. It’s great that these ...

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As if you needed any more proof that Oprah Winfrey is among the world's most powerful  women, she's also a one-woman crime-fighting machine. Or, at least, the FBI thinks so. It has devoted an entire Web page on its site to the sexual predators Oprah has profiled on her show. It's great that these criminals are getting as much publicity as possible, increasing the chances of their capture. But does the fact that the FBI is getting its tips from the Oprah Winfrey Show kind of terrify anyone else?

As if you needed any more proof that Oprah Winfrey is among the world’s most powerful

  women, she’s also a one-woman crime-fighting machine. Or, at least, the FBI thinks so. It has devoted an entire Web page on its site to the sexual predators Oprah has profiled on her show. It’s great that these criminals are getting as much publicity as possible, increasing the chances of their capture. But does the fact that the FBI is getting its tips from the Oprah Winfrey Show kind of terrify anyone else?

Kate Palmer is deputy managing editor at Foreign Policy.

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